As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains steam across the country, an increasing number of people are finding themselves with more protection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But just because you’ve been fortunate enough to get a vaccine doesn’t mean you can return to your pre-pandemic lifestyle. At least not yet.

UnitedHealthcare has launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Resource Locator to help consumers find the latest public resources from state and local health departments, as well as links to some health care systems and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s VaccineFinder, in one place.

Launched at the start of the pandemic, the alerts are triggered when members have been tested for COVID-19 and when results are returned. VillageCareMAX immediately seized upon the critical notifications to help identify a growing number of affected members. Alerts are sent to a cloud-based system, allowing staff to view a dashboard for members in their care. After a daily review of COVID-19 Alerts on members who tested positive, care managers spring into action with empathetic outreach.

OrionHealth’s “Medicine Viewer Platform”, provides FHIR immunization domain support to allow customers to consolidate and view a patient’s COVID vaccination status in addition to seasonal flu and childhood vaccination records from multiple sources e.g. GP practices, Pharmacy systems, and national immunization registries. 

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, today announced that more than 15 international, federal, state and local agencies, including the State of New Hampshire and the City of Chicago, are using the Salesforce Platform and Work.com for Vaccines to help schedule vaccination appointments and manage their COVID-19 vaccine programs including vaccine inventory management and administration, notifications, outcome monitoring, and more. 

Northwell Health shares our enthusiasm and anticipation that comes with the vaccine—knowing we are closer than ever to ending the pandemic.

Tapestry is working to balance the challenges surrounding the pandemic with the needs of the communities that they serve by taking every precaution that enables them to continue to provide community-based healthcare, education and essential support services.

Updox, a complete healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care, today announced the results of a new study designed to better understand the public’s view on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Join Dr. Brian Koeneman, scientific medical director, molecular diagnostics and Dr. Brian Mochon, system scientific medical director – infectious diseases division and clinical research program, as they navigate the pros and cons of the different types of COVID-19 testing in the market and the different approaches they recommend. 

Big tech and health firms have joined together to create a new standard for Covid vaccine certification, which they hope will make it easier for patients to have verifiable proof they’ve been inoculated. Bertha Coombs reports these Vaccine Passports could be required for travel.